On the same day, after Guard Li took over his shift, he returned to the cottage to rest. In the palace, there was a cottage specially prepared for the guards. The conditions were not that good, but they were not bad. The only inconvenience was that there were multiple people living in one room.
If the guard's family is in Luoyang, of course he can go home to live. If his family is not in Luoyang and he has not purchased any land in Luoyang, then living in a cottage is the best choice.
Guard Li's name was Li Jie, a native of Hanoi, and he served in the left prison of Habayashi. The Habayashi army can be roughly divided into three parts, and the core part is Habayashi Lang, commanded by General Habayashi Zhonglang.
The number of Yu Lin Lang is small, with a total of 128 people. The selection of Yu Lin Lang is very strict, and they are only selected from the six northern counties, that is, Hanyang, Longxi, Anding, Beidi, Shangjun, and Xihe.
The two parts besides Habayashi Lang are Habayashi Zuojian and Habayashi Youjian.
There are 800 people in the Yulin left cavalry to which the left prison belongs, and 900 people to the right cavalry in Yulin to the right prison, for a total of 1,700 people.
When the emperor travels, the guards around the emperor's imperial cavalry are all Yulin Lang. The cavalry in front and behind are usually Yulin's left cavalry and Yulin's right cavalry. The infantry are basically tiger troops. When the emperor leaves the palace, the accompanying ministers and attendants are not counted.
There are so many miscellaneous personnel, including thousands of guards, which can be said to be a huge effort.
Li Jie returned to his room. He had just finished washing and was preparing to rest when a palace maid came in from outside.
Seeing this, Li Jie couldn't help but be startled. The palace maids were not allowed to enter the guard house. Before Li Jie could say anything, the palace maid looked at him and asked, "Excuse me, are you Guard Li?"
"Li Jie, I wonder who this palace lady is?"
"Guard Li, please come out!"
Li Jie looked puzzled, but he put on his clothes and walked out of the house. As soon as he walked into the courtyard, a Huben guard came from his left and right sides. The palace maid said: "Guard Li, please follow me."
I'll take a trip."
"Where to go?" Li Jie asked subconsciously.
"You will know when we get there." After saying this, the palace maid turned around and walked out. As soon as Li Jie hesitated, the two tiger soldiers came to him, took his arm, and strode out.
The palace maid and two guards took Li Jie to the Bamboo Palace, which was Hua Feiyan's residence. Seeing that he was being led here, Li Jie asked in surprise: "Is... is it Hua Feiyan who wants to see me?"
Hua Feiyan's status in the palace is very special, and the guards in the palace are also in awe of her. The maid in front looked back and smiled, and said: "Why does Guard Li ask questions knowingly?"
We've all arrived at the Bamboo Hall. If it wasn't Hua Meiren who wanted to see you, who else would be?!
Li Jie's heart was shocked, and he followed the palace maid into the Bamboo Palace in a state of confusion.
The Bamboo Hall is a palace, which is relatively small in scale among the imperial palaces. To the north of the Bamboo Hall is the East View, where the palace's collection of books is located. Compared to other places, it is very quiet.
Entering the Bamboo Hall, Li Jie did not dare to look around. He lowered his head and followed the palace maid, not daring to take a breath. When he arrived at the door of the hall, two tiger soldiers stopped, and Li Jie followed the palace maid and walked in.
Sitting in the main hall was none other than Hua Feiyan. Li Jie took two steps quickly, bowed and saluted, and said: "Young man, Li Jie, the left prisoner of Yulin, would like to pay my respects to the beautiful lady Hua."
Hua Feiyan raised her head, waved her hand to Li Jie, motioning for him to stand up, and said, "Li Jie, do you know why I came to you?"
"Young man...I don't know."
"I heard that this morning, you went to the West Palace and found a palace maid named Luo You." Hua Feiyan asked lightly.
Li Jie was shocked and was stunned for a moment. He hurriedly knelt down, kowtowed forward, and said in a trembling voice: "The villain and Miss Luo You are innocent and have never done anything transgressive."
It is a taboo in the palace for a guard to have an affair with a palace maid. This matter can be big or small. At the worst, he will be expelled from the palace, or even lose his head. At the worst, he will just get scolded. It all depends on the emperor.
Mood.
Hua Feiyan looked at Li Jie who was kneeling on the ground and explaining hurriedly. She smiled lightly and said, "Of course I know the innocence of you and Luo You. Otherwise, I wouldn't invite you to the Bamboo Palace. Instead, I would invite you."
Went to Yeting Prison."
When Li Jie heard this, he couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief. Hua Feiyan asked, "Why are you looking for Luo You?"
"This...this..." Li Jie hesitated and did not speak for a long time.
Hua Feiyan said slowly: "I didn't want to pursue it, but if you refuse to say anything, you are wasting my goodwill towards you."
Li Jie was shocked, and he no longer dared to hide anything, so he told him exactly what Du Qing had asked him to do to find Luo You.
After he finished speaking, Hua Feiyan fell into silence. After a while, she asked in a calm tone: "Is what you said true?"
"Everything you say is true, I will never hide anything!"
"I'll give you another chance. Think carefully and see if there's anything you missed." Hua Feiyan's face was expressionless and her tone was very calm. But the more this happened, the more unsure Li Jie felt.
Li Jiesi thought about it over and over again, racking his brains and recalling it carefully. Finally he shook his head and said in a trembling voice: "I have...nothing left to miss when reporting back to the beauty!"
Hua Feiyan hummed, and then said nothing more. The hall was eerily quiet.
Cold sweat broke out on Li Jie's forehead, and he stammered: "You villain... I can swear to God that I will never make this kind of mistake again!"
He helped the palace maid meet people outside the palace, which was indeed against the rules.
As soon as he finished speaking, Hua Feiyan suddenly said: "No! This Du Qingruo will still meet Luo You in the future, and you must help them both like you did today."
"Ah?" Li Jie was stunned. He couldn't help but raise his head and looked at Hua Feiyan blankly. Hua Feiyan continued: "Just do it, I will forgive you. However, today I am looking for
You have to keep your mouth shut about your affairs. If you can control your mouth, I can make you rise to prominence. On the contrary, if even one word is leaked, I will take your head."
Li Jie trembled, kowtowed repeatedly, and said urgently: "The villain doesn't dare! The villain doesn't dare!"
Hua Feiyan glanced aside. A palace maid came up to Li Jie holding a small box. Li Jie took a closer look and saw that the small box contained two golden cakes.
He looked surprised and blurted out: "Flower Beauty, this... this is..."
"If you help me get things done, I will naturally give you a reward."
"The villain doesn't dare! The villain doesn't dare..."
"If you are rewarded, you can accept it with confidence and boldness. Again, control your mouth. You should know what you should say and what should not be said. Go down!" Hua Feiyan waved slowly.
Sleeves.
Li Jie hesitated for a moment, first kowtowed to Hua Feiyan to thank him, then picked up the small box and exited the hall. As soon as he left, Liu Xiu came out from behind the screen on the side.
Hua Feiyan bowed to Liu Xiu and said, "Your Majesty, Luo You is indeed Gongsun Shu's masterpiece."
Liu Xiu nodded. Gongsun Shu's men were bold enough to sneak into the palace and meet Luo You. Seeing Liu Xiu's uncertain expression, Hua Feiyan said: "Feiyan will send capable people to monitor in secret."
Du Qing’s every move.”
"Be extremely careful. This Du Qing dares to sneak into the palace to meet Luo You. He is not an ordinary person. If he finds out the clues, all our plans will be in vain." Liu Xiu reminded.
Hua Feiyan leaned forward and said, "Feiyan understands, your Majesty, don't worry." After a moment, she asked curiously: "Afterwards, what are your Majesty's plans to do with Luo You?"
Now Yin Lihua regards Luo You as a sister. Luo You and her are almost inseparable. Even Xueying and Hongjian, who have followed Yin Lihua for many years, are not as popular as Luo You now.
If Luo You is caught as a spy, it will definitely be a heavy blow to Yin Lihua. Liu Xiu smiled bitterly, sighed softly, and said: "I haven't thought about it now, I can only take it one step at a time."
Liu Xiu really hasn't decided how to deal with Luo You or kill her. She has saved Lihua twice. He can't do it without killing her. She is Gongsun Shu's creation. No matter whether it is for him or for Lihua, it will be
She is a huge hidden danger. Let her go. She knows the palace well and the harm will be too great.
You can't kill, you can't release, you can't keep, how to deal with it? Liu Xiu also had a headache about this.
On this day, Wu Han went to Deng Mansion to be a guest of Deng Yu.
The two chatted for a long time, and it was not until the afternoon that Wu Han said goodbye to Deng Yu and returned home. Halfway through the road, a carriage came towards him, and there were a large number of accompanying guards around the carriage.
Wu Han took a look and asked the entourage outside the carriage: "Whose carriage is that?"
"Reporting to Grand Sima, it's the former general's carriage!"
Li Tong? What a coincidence!
Li Tong, who originally planned to return home, did not expect to meet Wu Han on the way. When he learned that Wu Han was driving his car, he immediately signaled the driver to stop. Then, he walked out of the car and stood beside it.
Bow to the ground.
Although Li Tong was the prince-in-law of the dynasty, he was never arrogant, rude, and arrogant based on his status as prince-in-law. On the contrary, Li Tong was always cautious and cautious in his conduct.
Soon, Wu Han's carriage also stopped. Wu Han got out of the car, returned the salute to Li Tong, and said with a smile: "Ci Yuan, what a coincidence today, we met here!"
Li Tong asked curiously: "Where has Mr. Wu gone?"
Wu Han said: "I'm going to visit Zhonghua today. No, I just came out of Deng's house." After a pause, he smiled and said: "It's better to choose a different day. If nothing happens in the dimension, how about we go to the wine house and have a few drinks?"
"
Li Tong and Wu Han have a good relationship. Although they don't have close contact in private, they have a good impression of each other. Li Tong smiled and said: "Wu Gong invited me, but Ji Yuan was disrespectful."
Wu Han laughed heartily, walked side by side with Li Tong, and went to a pretty good tavern nearby.
Entering the tavern, the two chose a private room. After sitting down, Wu Han and Li Tong ordered five dishes and two bottles of wine, and ate and drank together. Li Tong asked, "How is Zhong Hua doing lately?"
Wu Han shook his head and said: "Zhonghua is unlucky. Since the failure of the Western Expedition, there have been very few battles."
The Luoyang court is full of talents, especially military generals who are accustomed to fighting. There are too many, such as Wu Han, Geng Yan, Jia Fu, Cen Peng, Feng Yi, Gai Yan, Yao Qi, etc., if you pick one at random, you will be worthy of success.
Can stand alone.
Although Deng Yu is now the right general, there are really not many battles that he can participate in. Speaking of this matter, Wu Han and Li Tong both regretted it.
With Deng Yu's ability, he should actually be more accomplished, but life is like this. Opportunities are placed in front of you. If you seize it, you can reach the sky in one step. If you fail to seize it, it will be a wrong step and a wrong step.
Wu Han took a sip of wine and sighed: "There is a suitable opportunity now. Unfortunately, Zhonghua's reputation is too great, so it is difficult for Your Majesty to send him there!"
Li Tong was startled and asked in confusion: "Mr. Wu, the opportunity you mentioned is..."
"Ah?" Wu Han blinked, then showed a blank expression, and said: "Opportunity, what opportunity? Jiyuan, you just heard it wrong! Come on, let's drink!" As he spoke, he picked up the cup,
Drink it all in one gulp.
Li Tong secretly rolled his eyes, can you be more false? He responded to Wu Han and drank all the wine in the glass. Then, he put down the glass and said: "Mr. Wu has something to say, but he refuses to say it clearly. It is obviously to me.
If you have some taboos, it’s okay not to drink this wine." As he spoke, he stood up to leave. Wu Han quickly stood up, grabbed Li Tong, and said with a smile: "Ci Yuan, you and I drank well, don't leave in a hurry!
"
"Then what is the opportunity that Mr. Wu mentioned?" Li Tong asked persistently.
"It's not that I don't want to tell you, but His Majesty won't let me tell you!" Wu Han waved his hand repeatedly, indicating to Li Tong not to ask any more questions.